![]() ![]() Having hit it off singer-songwriter Ben Harper, Ledger decided to start an independent record label – Masses Music – with the musician. He Asked Ben Harper to Write a Lullaby for His Daughter He was completely immersed.” According to friends, Ledger empathized with the musician – who died at 26 – ominously saying that he had a “lot to do” with not much time.Ħ. “It was all about Nick Drake,” adds Harper. Ledger would frequently discuss which visuals he would create to Drake’s songs. “He talked about Nick Drake, a musician he was absolutely passionate about and wanted to tell his story,” says actor Djimon Hounsou, who starred with Ledger in 2002’s The Four Feathers. “Selling the film was the part of the business he was least comfortable with,” Alexander says. “He was getting very uncomfortable and fidgeting he finally whispered to me that he needed to leave and get out of the room for a second.” Ledger both craved and was terrified by fame. “I could see him getting more and more upset ,” says his agent Steve Alexander. Virtually the entire marketing campaign for 2001’s A Knight’s Tale revolved around Ledger, a fact that upset the burgeoning superstar. He Loathed Being a “Salesman” of His Films He almost pulled out of every movie he ended up doing.” This self-doubt would haunt Ledger his whole career.Ĥ. Intimidated by the opportunity to act alongside his idol, Ledger had what his agent calls an on-set “crisis of confidence … Heath would get caught up in the fear of whether or not he could accomplish what he wanted to do. Midway through his screen test for The Patriot, Ledger stopped and said, “Sorry, I’m wasting your time.” Despite telling his agent he bombed, he got the part of Gabriel Martin, Mel Gibson’s oldest child who joins the Continental Army. He Thought He Bombed The Patriot Screen Test The pair donned costumes and shot 8mm films it was that trip, according to friend and Ledger’s creative collaborator Matt Amato, “that created him as an actor.” Ledger would go on to nab the role of the romantic lead in that teen-comedy take on The Taming of the Shrew, which became an unexpected hit and his first big break in Hollywood.Ģ. Prior to auditioning for 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You, Ledger’s then-girlfriend Lisa Zane took the actor to the Carnival of Venice. Venice Carnival Inspired His Early Development Here are 10 things we learned from the informative doc.ġ. Directors Derik Murray and Adrian Buitenhuis spend as much time on the actor’s other pursuits – music, directing, nurturing talent – as his acting, giving a 360-degree view of the perpetually energetic and curious star. More than just a cradle-to-grave portrait, I Am Heath Ledger transcends box-checking filmography and gushing tributes, looking past Ledger The Movie Star to focus on the young man who dedicated his life to pursuing – and helping others pursue – a wide variety of creative endeavors. ![]() The poignant film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last month and made its network debut on Spike last night, culls from archival interviews of the actor alongside handheld footage the actor shot throughout his life (as the film shows, Ledger was rarely without a camera). ![]() Harper, a close friend of the actor who died in 2008 of an accidental drug overdose, is one of several friends, peers and family members who discuss both the actor’s singular talents and constant search for adventure and creative pursuits. “Some people are just bigger than the world has room for.” This is not something that is supposed to be happening right now,” musician Ben Harper says at the beginning of the new Spike TV documentary I Am Heath Ledger. “I’m not supposed to be talking about this with you. ![]()
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